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Reid, Dennis H. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 2000
This commentary discusses how existing technology and application of functional assessment can be expanded to improve the lives of more people with severe disabilities. It emphasizes how functional assessment can enhance life quality in typical settings in which people with severe disabilities and challenging behavior live, work, and play.…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Weigle, Karen L.; Scotti, Joseph R. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 2000
A study analyzed ratings of 55 teachers for the effectiveness and acceptability of a range of interventions and evaluated the impact on those ratings of providing functional information about the problem behavior. Teachers differentially rated brief interruption and differential reinforcement according to the functional information provided in the…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Decision Making
